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Site planning risk brief

Arcadin Arcadia , Clonbrusk , Athlone

One-off house / within 5 km where a location match is available

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Local planning pattern

13% of nearby decided applications were refused. The site check found 855 decisions within 5 km, 5 exact-site or onsite candidate records, and 57 structured appeals.

Matched source
2260034
Project type
One-off house
Coverage
5 km radius

What this site brief can substantiate today

Each section reports its own coverage. “Not yet covered” means no conclusion is drawn while source datasets or policy extraction are still being loaded.

Applications tied to the site

Partial coverage

5 register records are within the point-match tolerance; a parcel boundary is needed to treat this as exact.

5 matched

Zoning and settlement

Not yet covered

Current indexed zoning and settlement layers are intersected with the selected site where coverage exists.

Rural-housing policy

Not yet covered

Current section-and-page citations have not yet been loaded for this authority.

Flood, heritage, ecology and archaeology

Not yet covered

Each layer reports its own coverage; missing coverage never appears as a clean result.

Access, road and wastewater prompts

Partial coverage

0 prompts are backed by extracted nearby decision evidence; all prompts remain checks, not predictions.

Structured appeal history

Confirmed coverage

57 structured nearby appeal records.

57 matched

Current policy citations

Not yet covered

Historic extracted references are not presented as current policy; verified citations are still being loaded.

855Nearby applications
5Site-linked candidates
13%Nearby refused
57Structured appeals

Top refusal reasons nearby

No reasons on record yet

More refusal reasons are being processed from public planning records.

Nearest planning decisions

2260034

Development consisting of the construction of the following: Block E1: A 3 storey building with 8 No. ground floor 2 bedroom units with private gardens to the rear, and 8 No. 3 bedroom duplex units over with private balconies to the front, Block E2: A 3 storey building with 6 No. ground floor 2 bedroom units with private gardens to the rear, and 6 No. 3 bedroom duplex units over with private balconies to the front, Block E3: A 3 storey building with 6 No. ground floor 2 bedroom units with private gardens to the rear, and 6 No. 3 bedroom duplex units over with private balconies to the front, together with all associated site works, carparking, bin stores and site landscaping, on serviced sites previously permitted under ABP Ref 34.232756 and extension of duration PL Ref 21/595.

Granted0.0 km11 September 2023
21595

EXTENSION OF DURATION of planning application 08/3011 for the development will consist of 86 dwellings comprising; Block A: 7 no. 4-bedroom terraced houses (2 storey to front; 3 storey to rear with balcony); Block B: 5 no. 4-bedroom terraced houses (2 storey to front; 2 storey to rear with balcony); Block D 11 no. 3-bedroom terraced houses (2 storey to front; 2 storey to rear); Block E1: a three storey building with 8 no. ground floor 3 bedroom duplex units with private gardens to rear and 8 no. 3 bedroom duplex units over with private balconies to both front and rear; Block E2: a three storey building with 10 no. ground floor 3-bedroom duplex units with private gardens to rear and 10 no. 3 bedroom duplex units over with private balconies to both front and rear, Block F: one 3 storey building with 7 no. ground floor 3-bedroom duplex units with private gardens to rear and 7 no. 2-bedroom apartments over with private balconies to front; Block G an apartment building (3 storey to front; 4 storey to rear) containing 3 no. 3-bedroom apartments and 3 no. 2 bedroom apartments with private balconies to each unit to front; Block H: 7 no. 4 bedroom terraced houses (3 storey to front; 2 storey to rear); 129 surface level car parking spaces and all associated roads, services and landscaping works including a combined ESB substation and bin store building. The main site entrance will be located along Coosan Point Road. Provision will also be made for a 2 storey creche facility (453sqm) located with an independent access off Coosan Point Road and 6 no. associated additional car parking spaces

Granted0.0 km21 December 2021
2228

(I) the amalgamation of retail warehouse Unit 2 (IGA 698m2) and retail warehouse unit 3 (IGA 890m2) and the extension of the new single amalgamated unit with an additional 556m2 at ground floor level and 763m2 at mezzanine level, to provide a new single retail warehouse unit with a proposed 1,914m2 at ground floor level and 993m2 at mezzanine level (total IGA of 2907m2). (ii) alterations to the external facades of the amalgamated unit. (iii) provision of new signage to the west, south and east elevations of the amalgamated unit. (iv) provision of new solar panels to the roof of the amalgamated unit. (v) provision of a new delivery ramp to the rear of the building. (vi) reconfiguration of the existing car-park layout to the south and east of the amalgamated unit, car-park landscaping and alterations to the north and east site boundaries, including a 50.4m2 extension to the services yard and new sections of boundary fence & gates, (vii) diversion of underground services (foul and storm drains, looped water mains, secondary LV electric line, and telecoms etc) and (viii) all other associated site works and services to facilitate the proposed development

Granted0.1 km21 March 2022
22188

The development will consist of: Change of plans previously granted under Planning Ref. No. 21/265 consisting of minor changes to the permitted modifications to the facades and interior of Unit 4

Granted0.1 km02 June 2022
21265

Change of use of Unit 5A (Floor area 843sqm) from children's entertainment to retail warehouse use; removal of one internal party wall and realignment of one party wall to provide two units to be known as Unit 4 (ground floor area 1938sqm) and Unit 5 (ground floor area 916sqm); construction of mezzanine floors to Unit 4 (proposed mezzanine floor area 381sqm for storage, office and welfare use) and to Unit 5 (proposed mezzanine floor area 439sqm for retail warehouse use); modifications to west-facing elevation to provide two new entrance canopies, relocation of one entrance door, omission of one entrance door, provision of new signage, modifications to existing canopy and omission of some glazing; provision of new and replacement signage to east, north and south facing elevations; new personnel emergency exit doors and associated site works

Granted0.1 km09 July 2021
2560515

Development at B&Q Unit RW1, Arcadia Retail Park, Athlone, Co. Westmeath. The development will consist of the removal of existing external signage on all external elevations and replacement with new external elevational signage on all external elevations, changes to elevational treatment including window graphics on the front/southern elevation, trolley safety signage at the existing trolley bays, disabled and parent & child parking signage at the existing parking spaces, and all associated site works necessary to facilitate the development

Granted0.1 km12 December 2025

The brief summarizes the pattern across all 855 matched decisions within 5 km and includes up to 80 detailed comparables (40 nearest refusals and 40 nearest grants), with extracted reasons, quotes, and available source links. €29 incl. VAT.

The site brief adds up to 80 nearest detailed grants and refusals, extracted source evidence, document links, and a shareable risk summary.

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